Real estate law firm Rosenberg & Estis P.C. (R&E) announced Member Ethan R. Cohen as the new head of the firm’s Appellate Litigation Department. Cohen succeeds Jeffrey Turkel, who is now special counsel.
Cohen, a former Appellate Court Attorney at the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, joined R&E’s Litigation Department in 2014 and became a member of the firm in 2022. Since joining R&E, he has played a substantial role in multiple high-profile appellate cases at New York’s highest appellate court, including the pivotal Court of Appeals’ decisions in Casey v Whitehouse Estates Inc. (2023) and Matter of Regina Metro. Co., LLC v New York State Div. of Hous. and Community Renewal (2020) (Regina), which is considered one of the most significant court decisions to affect the New York real estate industry in decades. In his new role, Cohen will oversee all of Rosenberg & Estis’ appellate matters and advise companies on high-stakes appellate issues.
“As the number of legal challenges facing the industry continues to increase, our market-leading Appellate Litigation Department enables Rosenberg & Estis to continue providing clients best-in-class representation by specialist attorneys with extensive experience and expertise,” said R&E Founding Member Gary M. Rosenberg. “We are confident Ethan will continue to expand and develop this department which has been a vital resource to owners and developers for decades.”
Cohen achieved his J.D. magna cum laude in 2012 from the University of Maryland School of Law. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 2009 from Williams College, where he was also an accomplished college wrestler. He began his legal career as an appellate court attorney with the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department and was an associate attorney for the Honorable Miriam M. Breier at her private practice before she took the bench.
